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David A. Asch, MD, MBA

John Morgan Professor
Staff physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine

Contact information
College Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-2705
Education:
A.B. (Philosophy)
Harvard University, 1980.
M.D. (Medicine)
Cornell University, 1984.
M.B.A. (Decision Sciences and Health Care Management)
The Wharton School, 1989.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1984-1987.
Fellow in General Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989.
Clinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine , 1987.
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Description of Research Expertise

Behavioral Economics
Clinical Economics
Innovation
Medical
Health Policy

Description of Clinical Expertise

Internal Medicine

Selected Publications

Jenssen BP, Schnoll R, Beidas RS, Bekelman J Bauer A-M, Evers-Casey S, Fisher T, Scott C, Nicoloso J, Gabriel P, Asch DA, Buttenheim AM, Chen J, Melo J, Grant D, Horst M, Oyer R, Schulmman LN, Clifton ABW, Lieberman A, Salam T, Rendle KA, Chaiyachati KH, Shelton RC, Fayanju O, Eileyto EP, Ware S, Blumenthal D, Ragusano D, Leone FT: A cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial testing behavioral economic implementation strategies to improve tobacco treatment for cancer patients who smoke. J Clin Oncology 41: 4511-4521, October 2023.

Klaiman, T, Iannotte LG, Josephs M, Russell LB, Norton L, Mehta S, Troxel A, Zhu J, Volpp K, Asch DA: Qualitative analysis of a remote monitoring intervention for managing heart failure. BMC Cardiovas Disord 23(1): 440, September 2023.

Merchant RM, Southwick L, Beidas RS, Mandell DS, Guntuku SC, Pelullo A, Yang L, Mitra N, Curtis B, Ungar L, Asch DA: Effect of integrating patient-generated digital data in mental health therapy: a randomized controlled trial. Psychiatr Serv 74(8), August 2023.

Asch DA, Rosin RM: Health care has an LMNO problem STAT News August 2023.

Lekwijit S, Terweisch C, Asch DA, Volpp KG: Evaluating the efficacy of connected healthcare: an empirical examination of patient engagement systems and their impact on readmission. Manag Sci July 2023.

Chaiyachati KH, Snider CK, Mitra N, Huffenberger AM, McGinley S, Bristow R, Hanson CW, Kruse G, Mehta S, Asch DA: Economics of a health system's direct-to-consumer telemedicine for its employees. Am J Managed Care 29, June 2023.

Asch DA: An interview with ChatGPT about health care. NEJM Catalyst April 2023.

Kern-Goldberger AR, Sheils NE, Ventura MEM, Paderanga AJA, Janer CD, Donato PRB, Asch DA, Srinivas SK: Patterns of prenatal care delivery and obstetric outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Perinatol 40(6): 582-588, April 2023.

Effect of nudges to clinicians, patients, or both to increase statin prescribing: A cluster randomized trial: Effect of nudges to clinicians, patients, or both to increase statin prescribing: A cluster randomized trial. JAMA Cardiology podcast January 2023.

Adusumalli S, Kanter GP, Small DS, Asch DA, Volpp KG, Park S-H, Gitelman Y, Do D, Leri D, Rhodes C, VanZandbergen C, Howell JT, Epps M, Cavell AM, Wagner M, Harrington TO, Clark K, Westover JE, Snider CK, Patel MS: Effect of nudges to clinicians, patients, or both to increase statin prescribing: A cluster randomized trial. JAMA Cardiology 8(1): 23-30, January 2023.

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